Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute announces the introduction of the Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and solicits applications for fellowships to begin in the fall of 2009.
The Sagan Fellowships support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the science goals of the NASA Exoplanet Exploration area. The primary goal of missions within this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars.
The proposed research may be theoretical, observational, or instrumental. This program is open to applicants of any nationality who have earned (or will have earned) their doctoral degrees on or after January 1, 2006, in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines. The fellowships are tenable at U.S. host institutions of the fellows’ choice, subject to a maximum of one new fellow per host institution per year. The duration of the fellowship is up to three years: an initial one-year appointment and two annual renewals contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of NASA funds.
It is anticipated that 3 – 4 fellowships will be awarded in 2009. Please note that these are postdoctoral Fellowships only. Previous Michelson Fellowship holders are fully eligible to apply.
The Announcement of Opportunity (AO), which includes detailed program policies and application instructions, will be available by September 15, 2008. Applicants must follow the instructions given in the AO. Inquiries about the Sagan Fellowships may be directed to Dr. Dawn Gelino (dawn-at-ipac.caltech.edu).
The deadline for both applications and letters of reference is Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 4 PM PST. Offers will be made before February 1, 2009, and new appointments are expected to begin on or about September 1, 2009.
For more information: http://nexsci.caltech.edu/sagan/fellowship.shtml [Source: NAI Newsletter]
